Yiddish, Western
PrintA language of Germany
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Judeo-German, Yiddish, Yidish
Population
5,000 in Germany. Population total all countries: 5,400. Ethnic population: 49,200 in Germany (2000).
Location
Southwestern dialect is south; Midwestern is central; Northwestern is in north. Also in Belgium, France, Israel, Netherlands, Switzerland.
Language Status
7 (Shifting).
Classification
Dialects
Midwestern Yiddish, Northwestern Yiddish, Southwestern Yiddish. Originated in Germany, Holland, Switzerland, Alsace (France), Czechoslovakia, and western Hungary.
Writing
Hebrew script.
Jewish.